I was a Nerfed Hero in Another World Chapter 80: Hero

So people said that if they could kill a person, they wouldn't feel anything. Believe it or not, I was one of them, too, before I entered this realm.

I expected a journey filled with won and overpowered abilities like the ones that conquered the market. However, as soon as I arrived in this place, all I felt was pure suffering.

People died because of . And now, I killed soone with my own hands. The nonchalant feelings I thought I would have got replaced by my human emotions. Empathy kicked in like a drug, torturing every cell inside my body.

The eyes of those two corpses stared at , blaming for their death. I, who stained my hands with blood, couldn't face anyone but rleen.

"No... I-I'm sorry... I didn't an to."

Amidst the war, I froze in place and stared at the dead bodies. rleen desperately tried defending , but her magic was not enough to stop the soldier from swinging his sword.

Fortunately, the sword's slash avoided my vital organs and hit my shoulder blades. My powers, which ca from Clarent, also fled alongside the wounds.

'Whoever wields this sword would feed the heroicness of the player.' The ga described this weapon before I purchased it from the market.

Before this war, I received an enormous amount of arcane inside my body. That mana ca from my Clarent, since my reason was heroic enough for its taste. And now that I doubted my actions, Clarent took my powers away.

I did not know if I considered myself a hero. I just killed two soldiers without even controlling my strength.

What kind of hero am I?!

I was just a man wielding a stick. And now that I received so powers, I took soone's life.

I wanted to protect the village regardless of my statistical power. I wanted to conclude this fight and talk with the king. All I had in mind was my conviction of defending these people from the tyrant king who wanted them dead.

But now, these dead bodies scarred my confidence as I doubted myself for being a hero. I never wanted to beco a hero who kills their enemies. Those people... soldiers I slew had dreams and families to ho to after this war. They may have children waiting for them inside their hos, with their wife preparing their als.

However, in the blink of an eye, I killed them. Those children (if they had one) lost a father from this day. The wife that loved these n would never eat with them on the dining table. It all happened because of my overpowered strength.

Clarent beca a curse and a blessing.

"A-Arthur! SNAP OUT OF IT!"

The cries of rleen woke up from reality. My eyes wandered around and spotted a light wall covering in front of us. Upon looking behind, two pale yet soft hands wrapped themselves around my neck, embracing with everything they had. As I raised my eyes, rleen's face greeted .

However, instead of the smiling face I felt accustod to, rleen welcod with tears and pain.

"M-rleen! I-I'm here... I'm sorry.," I said, and returned her embrace.

I looked around and confird my surroundings. The soldiers, mages, and other classes finally closed the distance while knocking on the front door. They tried piercing their weapons on the light barrier, but those arsenals were no match against rleen.

Well, those armies needed more than that to break the shield. And if they planned on attacking us, they should have the dark elent with them at all tis.

rleen continued transferring her magic at the barrier while gritting her teeth. A waterfall of blood cascaded from her lips since the pain slowly beca unbearable to rleen. And the worst was. I could not help her with sorcery. Since I was a puny knight with limited powers, I had no use but to cheer rleen on.

But my voice was not enough to strengthen rleen's will. The shield she created slowly flickered, telling us that the barrier would almost collapse. Upon looking at the side, dark shadowy lines desperately tried barging themselves inside our light wall.

If I had to guess right, we only had a few minutes before this shield would break in half.

"rleen, do you have spare mana to fly? You need to get out of here. I have a plan. But I need you to be safe first.," I said, which I ant as a lie.

However, I was not much of a liar. Considering the weeks rleen and I spent together, that girl saw through my mask.

"You. Idiot. If you die., I will die with you."

A mixture of emotions clouded my mind, unsure if I needed to feel happy or sad. I did not want rleen to die, and I also did not want to die alone. But giving up my life for the sake of rleen's was the right thing to do Well, for . I could do nothing heroic inside this different world.

And dying to save soone's life beca the optimal solution for my problems. Instead of killing myself, I would die for a reason. rleen had more potential than , so she would use her life more fulfilling than tossing it away.

"I told you... I'm going to be here with you... No matter how many tis you push away, I will always stay by your side. You saved . I want to save you too. You're here to protect those families who cannot walk or move on their own. You're a hero, Arthur. If we win, we win together. If we lose, we lose together."

After hearing those words coming out of rleen's mouth, the light shield shattered before . With a blaring sound like breaking glass, the shield finally wore off, leaving us naked in front of that army.

When the shield broke, rleen closed her eyes and leaned on my shoulder. Despite losing all my strength from Clarent, I still had the spare energy of catching rleen's head.

Hundreds of footsteps alard my senses as I gazed in front of . The hunters and mages held their fire as soon as they noticed our figures. Those soldiers and warriors also sheathed their weapons, knowing that we won't do a thing against them.

Within a few seconds, the soldiers went apart and paved the road for the crown. The king finally showed himself to and walked towards the red carpet.

The king's eyes expanded upon witnessing rleen in my arms. Sothing around his hips, protruding as if it was the morning stick of the male's genitalia. As the crown ca closer in my direction, I placed rleen behind , protecting her with everything I had.

"Where is rchant and his potions? I need it."

I never gave the king my reply, knowing that he would only use it for his personal needs. And fortunately for , I knew nothing about those potions and rchant's whereabouts. He may be walking with the evacuation group right now as we speak.

"You're not talking. Fine. I have never expected a peasant warrior to talk back against . Please take care of him. But don't harm the girl. I could use her as my slave. And while you're at it, search the entire village for any villagers. They could be wonderful experints for my recent potions."

As soon as the king said his fill, he waved his hand and ordered his n to attack . He left the place in search of the villagers still inside this town. That tyrant leader let his knights do the dirty work while he would collect taxes in the distance.

Those glittering eyes from the army told they planned on touching rleen on her private parts without her consent! They would sexually assault her even before selling her to the slave master!

I did not want to let that happen! But upon forcing my muscles, my body collapsed on the floor, rendering immobile for... god knows when.

As I kissed the ground, the soldiers behind kicked my abdon. I jerked forward and succumbed to the pain resonating through my body. Those bastards even punched in the face and dragged my mouth on the road while laughing at themselves. They enjoyed every second wasted on , with their sadistic smiles painted on their face. I could only grit my teeth in pain and bear with these humiliations.

However, the worst had yet to happen.

Those soldiers finally found their way to rleen and flocked her body. They slowly stripped the unconscious mage girl and attempted to kiss her lips. But before anything else could happen, a mysterious figure slamd the knight on the ground.

That pound was not enough to kill the soldier, which made heave in relief. Although these knights planned on dirtying their chastity to the person I cared for the most, I still wanted them alive. If they needed so punishnt of so sort, the law would be a perfect example for them.

But right now, my eyes focused on the eerie figure appearing out of nowhere. And that shadowy shape saved rleen and from despair.